Synonyms of escorts

escorts 1 of 2

noun

plural of escort

as in guides

one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy

the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guides
• attendants
• guards
• companions
• leaders
• pilots
• shadows
• chaperones
• convoys
• squires
• sidekicks
• conductors
• couriers
• outriders
• honor guards

escorts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of escort

as in accompanies

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanies
• companions
• companies
• convoys
• attends
• chaperones
• squires
• brings
• walks
• sees
• guides
• guards
• teams (up)
• associates
• protects
• pilots
• ushers
• leads
• consorts
• defends
• tails
• follows
• steers
• shadows
• hangs (around)
• tags
• pals (around)
• hovers (over)
• conducts
• tags along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ditches
• abandons
• dumps
• deserts
• forsakes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of escorts

Noun

The warship and escorts are now at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, where the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is being offloaded. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

He was also transported to an area hospital along with two police escorts, the arrest reports said. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

The Times has filed two lawsuits over a policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by escorts at the military complex. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Crowds slowed the bus to a halt through central Oslo, forcing it to reverse at one point as police escorts struggled to carve out a path. — Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026

The private flight to Belfort’s bachelor party In the film, a private flight to Las Vegas for Jordan’s bachelor party becomes one long bacchanal of Quaaludes and escorts. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

Leonard said different kids from the Ryogoku Soccer Academy will be on the pitch for that as player escorts, but perhaps Messi will want to enlist Enoch. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

In March, shortly after a federal judge ruled that a previous set of Hegseth’s press restrictions were unconstitutional, the Pentagon implemented a new set of interim guidelines, including the one requiring press escorts. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 June 2026

Rather than flying directly over enemy territory, strategic bombers can launch stand-off weapons from safer distances while remaining protected by friendly air defenses and fighter escorts. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026

Verb

For a relatively small fee, someone meets you at the aircraft, carries your bags, escorts you through customs in just a few minutes, helps collect your luggage, and takes you directly to your transportation. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to. — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026

If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026

The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026

Enriquez’s organization, Little Village Community Council, saw its volunteer walking group which escorts children to school, grow from 13 to 32 students. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025

Medlin escorts me down the hall to the judge’s office, where Skeet is in a meeting with some local men. — Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

The program shares safety resources and tips, escorts residents in the late evening, monitors for unwanted activity and discourages panhandling. — Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 26 Aug. 2025